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Meaning of -et | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
əð

Definitions

  1. Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t.
    morpheme
  2. Forms the definite singular of most neuter nouns.
    morpheme
  3. Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "like [noun]"; -esque.
    morpheme
  4. Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "having [noun], being equipped with [noun]".
    morpheme

Examples

“snerpe (“prude”) + -et → snerpet (“prudish”)”
“mønster (“pattern”) + -et → mønstret (“patterned”)”
“to (“two”) + sprog (“language”) + -et → tosproget (“bilingual”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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